The purpose of this repository is to create a dataset containing anime meta data aggregated by different anime meta data providers (such as myanimelist.net, anidb.net, kitsu.app and more) and allow cross references between those meta data providers. This dataset is supposed to be used by and created for manami.
Update week 07 [2025]
The dataset consists of 36197 entries (61% reviewed) composed of:
| Number of entries | Meta data provider |
|---|---|
| 28462 | myanimelist.net |
| 24555 | anime-planet.com |
| 20990 | kitsu.app |
| 19516 | anisearch.com |
| 19318 | anilist.co |
| 16719 | notify.moe |
| 13719 | simkl.com |
| 13719 | animecountdown.com |
| 13714 | anidb.net |
| 11627 | livechart.me |
This repository contains various JSON and zip files. The dataset file itself as well as files containing IDs of dead entries for some meta data providers to support the automated process.
| File | Type reference | Description |
|---|---|---|
anime-offline-database.json |
Database root | Contains anime data already merged from different meta data providers. Content is pretty print. Check modb-extension if you are looking for additional properties. |
anime-offline-database.schema.json |
JSON schema | JSON schema file for validating anime-offline-database.json. |
anime-offline-database-minified.json |
Database root | Minified version of anime-offline-database.json which contains the same data, but is smaller in size. |
anime-offline-database-minified.schema.json |
JSON schema | JSON schema file for validating anime-offline-database-minified.json. |
anime-offline-database.zip |
Database root | Zipped file of anime-offline-database-minified.json which contains the same data, but is even smaller in size. |
dead-entries/*.json |
DeadEntries root | A file where * is the name of the respective meta data provider. Contains anime IDs which have been removed from the meta data provider. Pretty print. |
dead-entries/*-minified.json |
DeadEntries root | A file where * is the name of the respective meta data provider. Contains the same data as dead-entries/*.json, but is smaller in size. |
dead-entries/dead-entries.schema.json |
JSON schema | JSON schema file for validating all the dead-entries/*-minified.json and dead-entries/*.json files. |
dead-entries/*.zip |
DeadEntries root | A file where * is the name of the respective meta data provider. Contains the same data as dead-entries/*-minified.json, but is even smaller in size. |
Here is a description of the types in the JSON files.
| Field | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
license |
License | no | Information about the license of the dataset. |
repository |
URL |
no | URL of this github repository which is the source of the dataset. |
lastUpdate |
Date (format: YYYY-MM-DD) |
no | The date on which the file was updated. |
data |
Anime[] | no | List of all anime. |
| Field | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | String |
no | Name of the license. |
| url | URL |
no | URL to the whole license file. |
| Field | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sources | URL[] |
no | URLs to the pages of the meta data providers for this anime. |
| title | String |
no | Main title. |
| type | Enum of [TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL, UNKNOWN] |
no | Distribution type. |
| episodes | Integer |
no | Number of episodes, movies or parts. |
| status | Enum of [FINISHED, ONGOING, UPCOMING, UNKNOWN] |
no | Status of distribution. |
| animeSeason | AnimeSeason | no | Data on when the anime was first distributed. |
| picture | URL |
no | URL of a picture which represents the anime. |
| thumbnail | URL |
no | URL of a smaller version of the picture. |
| duration | Duration | yes | Duration. Normally this is per episode. |
| synonyms | String[] |
no | Alternative titles and spellings under which the anime is also known. |
| relatedAnime | URL[] |
no | URLs to the meta data providers for anime that are somehow related to this anime. |
| tags | String[] |
no | A non-curated list of tags and genres which describe the anime. |
| Field | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| season | Enum of [SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, UNDEFINED] |
no | Season. |
| year | Integer |
yes | Year. |
| Field | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | Integer |
no | Duration in seconds. |
| unit | String |
no | For (de)serialization this value is always SECONDS. |
| Field | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| license | License | no | Information about the license of the dataset. |
| repository | URL |
no | URL of this github repository which is the source of the dataset. |
| lastUpdate | Date (format: YYYY-MM-DD) |
no | The date on which the file was updated. |
| deadEntries | String[] |
no | IDs of anime which have been removed from the respective meta data provider. |
Here are some examples showing what the files look like.
Example
{
"license": {
"name": "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0",
"url": "https://github.com/manami-project/anime-offline-database/blob/master/LICENSE"
},
"repository": "https://github.com/manami-project/anime-offline-database",
"lastUpdate": "2024-01-06",
"data": [
{
"sources": [
"https://anidb.net/anime/4563",
"https://anilist.co/anime/1535",
"https://anime-planet.com/anime/death-note",
"https://animecountdown.com/40190",
"https://anisearch.com/anime/3633",
"https://kitsu.app/anime/1376",
"https://livechart.me/anime/3437",
"https://myanimelist.net/anime/1535",
"https://notify.moe/anime/0-A-5Fimg",
"https://simkl.com/anime/40190"
],
"title": "Death Note",
"type": "TV",
"episodes": 37,
"status": "FINISHED",
"animeSeason": {
"season": "FALL",
"year": 2006
},
"picture": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1079/138100.jpg",
"thumbnail": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1079/138100t.jpg",
"duration": {
"value": 1380,
"unit": "SECONDS"
},
"synonyms": [
"Bilježnica smrti",
"Caderno da Morte",
"Carnet de la Mort",
"Cuốn sổ tử thần",
"DEATH NOTE",
"DN",
"Death Note - A halállista",
"Death Note - Carnetul morţii",
"Death Note - Zápisník smrti",
"Death Note(デスノート)",
"Mirties Užrašai",
"Notatnik śmierci",
"Notes Śmierci",
"Quaderno della Morte",
"Sveska Smrti",
"Ölüm Defteri",
"Τετράδιο Θανάτου",
"Бележник на Смъртта",
"Записник Смерті",
"Свеска Смрти",
"Тетрадка на Смъртта",
"Тетрадь cмерти",
"Үхлийн Тэмдэглэл",
"डेथ नोट",
"สมุดโน้ตกระชากวิญญาณ",
"ですのーと",
"デスノート",
"死亡笔记",
"死亡筆記本",
"데스노트"
],
"relatedAnime": [
"https://anidb.net/anime/8146",
"https://anidb.net/anime/8147",
"https://anilist.co/anime/20931",
"https://anilist.co/anime/2994",
"https://anime-planet.com/anime/death-note-rewrite-1-visions-of-a-god",
"https://anime-planet.com/anime/death-note-rewrite-2-ls-successors",
"https://animecountdown.com/36687",
"https://animecountdown.com/40690",
"https://anisearch.com/anime/4441",
"https://anisearch.com/anime/5194",
"https://kitsu.app/anime/2707",
"https://livechart.me/anime/3808",
"https://myanimelist.net/anime/2994",
"https://notify.moe/anime/DBBU5Kimg",
"https://simkl.com/anime/36687",
"https://simkl.com/anime/40690"
],
"tags": [
"achronological order",
"acting",
"adapted into japanese movie",
"adapted into jdrama",
"adapted into other media",
"adults are useless",
"alternative present",
"americas",
"amnesia",
"anti-hero",
"antihero",
"asexual",
"asia",
"assassins",
"based on a manga",
"battle of wits",
"bishounen",
"canon filler",
"contemporary fantasy",
"contractor",
"cops",
"crime",
"crime fiction",
"criminals",
"death",
"detective",
"detectives",
"drama",
"earth",
"espionage",
"everybody dies",
"fantasy",
"feet",
"following one`s dream",
"genius",
"gods",
"grail in the garbage",
"hero of strong character",
"horror",
"insane",
"japan",
"japanese production",
"journalism",
"just as planned",
"kamis",
"kuudere",
"law and order",
"male protagonist",
"manga",
"memory manipulation",
"mind games",
"mundane made awesome",
"murder",
"mystery",
"overpowered main characters",
"philosophy",
"place",
"plot continuity",
"police",
"police are useless",
"policeman",
"predominantly adult cast",
"present",
"primarily adult cast",
"primarily male cast",
"psychological",
"psychological drama",
"psychopaths",
"real-world location",
"rivalries",
"rivalry",
"romance",
"school life",
"secret identity",
"serial killers",
"shinigami",
"shounen",
"speculative fiction",
"suicide",
"supernatural",
"supernatural drama",
"supernatural thriller",
"suspense",
"tennis",
"thriller",
"time",
"time skip",
"tragedy",
"tropes",
"twisted story",
"united states",
"university",
"unrequited love",
"unusual weapons -- to be split and deleted",
"urban",
"urban fantasy",
"vigilantes",
"weekly shounen jump",
"world domination",
"yandere"
]
}
]
}Example
{
"license": {
"name": "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0",
"url": "https://github.com/manami-project/anime-offline-database/blob/master/LICENSE"
},
"repository": "https://github.com/manami-project/anime-offline-database",
"lastUpdate": "2024-01-06",
"deadEntries": [
"38492",
"38518",
"38522",
"38531"
]
}
